Update_engine_client –channel=canary-channel –update Last, enter the following command to switch to the canary channel*. From here type shell to get a prompt and then enter sudo su to attain root access. To do this press Ctrl + Alt + T to open a command prompt. The next step is to switch to the canary channel. Note: Once developer mode has been enabled, you will need to press Ctrl + D on boot to skip the verification screen. This can take upwards of 20 minutes depending on the device you are using, so please be patient. When this shows, press Ctrl + D and you should then proceed to switch to developer mode. After that the screen should go blank followed by a warning screen. This varies slightly by model, but for most Chromebooks it should work when pressing Esc + Refresh (F5) + Power. The first step is to enable developer mode on your Chromebook. With that out of the way, let’s get started. Proceed with caution, 9to5Google assumes no responsibility for anything that may happen to your device if you decide to try this. Getting this functionality on your machine requires using the Canary Channel which can at times by very unstable, even unusable.

apk“ġ4.The first thing to note about all of this: it’s unstable. If that doesn’t work, type “ adb -s emulator-5554 install. If asked, type “ Y” and hit enter to confirm installationġ2. Type “ sudo apt install adb” and hit enterġ1. Log back in and open the “ Terminal” appġ0. Let your Chromebook restart and allow ADB debuggingĩ. Open the Settings app and navigate to “ Developers“Ĩ. Drag and drop the app file into “ Linux files“ĥ. Open the Files app and rename the app file (leave “.apk” at the end!)Ĥ. Download whichever app (APK) file you would like to installģ. Enable Linux support on your ChromebookĢ. Again, Apex Legends clearly didn’t work for us, but I imagine many others will work just fine.ġ. I’d love to hear in the comments what app you needed to or decided to install and whether or not it had Play Store protection and wouldn’t run due to needing a key. Once it’s finished, you’ll find the app freshly installed with its icon in your Chromebook’s launcher. That’s it! You should get a message stating that your app is being installed. apk Type this for Intel or AMD processors

apk Type this for ARM processor devicesĪdb -s emulator-5554 install.

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